Cristaria (bivalve)
| Cristaria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Palaeoheterodonta |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Cristaria Schumacher, 1817 |
Cristaria is a genus of freshwater mussels or pearl mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae.
Species
Species in the genus Cristaria include:[1]
- Cristaria beirensis
- Cristaria plicata
- Cristaria radiata
- Cristaria tenuis
- Cristaria truncata
Human relevance
In China, one of the species in this genus, Cristaria plicata is "one of the most important freshwater mussels for pearl production" in the country.[2] It is also used for medicinal purposes.[3]
References
- ↑ The Mussel Project, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves) Accessed 2014-9-10
- ↑ "Morphology and phagocytic ability of hemocytes from Cristaria plicata". Aquaculture. 310: 245–251. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2010.09.034.
- ↑ http://www.epilepsynaturapedia.com/index.php/Cristaria_plicata. Accessed 2014.09.06
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